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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA,
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TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 1877.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION I
AND MOKE THAN
TWICE THE LARGEST
AGGREGATE CIRCULATION I
Mkmpiiir hM a stock of 100,000 bslos of
ootton.
Wukki.eb ssys Hayes lies written his in
augural address.
To eelebrste the Quean’* assamption of
her new title, 15,088 good-oonduct pris
oners were liberated.
Boston is indeed s “clsssick and cnl-
obered" community. Hbe has elovon sa
loon keepers in her Common Council.
Kodket Bonner has just bought of Col.
R. S. Strader, Lexington, Ky., the bay
gelding “Eric," who has the fastest tirao
on record for a four-year-old—2:28.}.
Posterity will decide that Bennett's
best claim to distinction arose from tbo
skillful manner in which ho eluded the
reporters. It was nothing to deceive the
detectives.
Gov. Kean, of Kansas, in his message
to the Legislature thinks there never
would he any trouble about Presidential
elections if the people of the Honlh wero
liberally and permanently disfranchised.
That great railroad corporation of tho
West, the Illinois Central, ban jnst Added
the Now Orleans, Ht. Louis and Chiongo
line to her facilities, and now, according
to the Railway Aye, is the owner of 1,600
miles of road.
Titu lint from tho cotton press of Dr.
W. B. Jones, of Bnrke county, Georgia,
eaught fire last Monday, from the friction
of a pulley, and resulted in the burning
of bis gin houso, and about ten bales of
ootton. Ijosh about $2,000. No insur
ance. No 80.
Don Cameron has been chocked in his
warlike Pennsylvania movements, as tho
hill which ho prepared in Washington,
providing for the appropriation of $1,*»
000,000 to put the Pennsylvania militia on
a war footiug, is not likoly to bo passed
by the Legislature.
Captain John 0. Hart reports a new
malady among his sheep that is taking
them off at tho rate of from three to five
a night. On last Haturday, a party of
gentlemen dissooted the head of one that
had roeontly died, and found a worm in
such closo proximity to tho brain as
dently to have caused the sheep’s death.
The United States Court at Springfield,
lllinios, has decided against reopouing
the settlement of the estate of the late
Stephen A. Douglas, whioh has been so
persistently litigated in the interoat of
the 44 Litile Giant’s" widow. Mr. Dong'
las’s widow is now the wife of Gen. Will
iams, of the United States army.
On some very important measures late
ly in Congress Mr. Ilill and others wero
abseut or not voting. This is not the
kiud of a man Georgia desires iu the Son
ate. Ho and Mr. Norwood aro in Atlauta
working for thoir own interest, when thoy
were elected over other men who would
at least havo romainod at tho Capitol and
voted when their namos wero called,
Robert II. Marr, one of tho Associate
Justices of the new Hupromo Court of
Louisiana, is a native of Tenuossoe and
fifty-three years of age. To hiH perseve
rance and ability tbo bar of the South is
chietly indebted for tbo decision of the
Supreme Court of the United StateH re
storing the right of Confederates to prac
tice at tho bar of the United StateH
Courts.
Governor Hendricks on the last day of
his offloial term pardoned a man v/ho was
under a life sentence. The prisonor fired
a pistol at one man aud killed another.
He studiod so muoh upon the matter in
prison as to become partially insane upon
that topio. The Governor and he had
been school-fellows in early life, aud this
foot joined with others produoed the ac
tion of tho former.
It is a curious sign of tho times in India
that, chietly with native capital, a largo
ootton mill has lately heeu e.staldished at
Barraokpore, near Calcutta, with the
figure of tho blue god Vishnu, for its trade
mark. Tbore are now twenty cotton mills
at work iu Bombay, and ten or twelve
more iu course of count motion thoro, while
outside of that city in other sections there
are nineteen others. A native boy cau
earn six rupees a month at these mills,
whioh is one mpoe more than his father
formerly could earn for the support of his
family.
A violin just bought by a Russian for
$2,000, has a curious history. It was sold
by its maker, Stainer, to a certain Count,
who promised, iu exchange, to pay $250,
to furnish Staiuer with a good dinuer as
long as he lived, $50 tho first of each
mouth, a complete outfit once a year, two
barrels of beer, his lodgiugs, fire, light,
aud, iu case that he married, as many
hares as he required for his table, and two
baskets of fruit for himself and two for
his old nurse annually. These conditions
were fulfilled for eighteen years, until
titaiuer died.
Senator Cameron was interviewed by a
New York 77era Id reporter on hia return
to Washington from Columbia, and from
tho report we extract tlie following :
4 ‘Senator Cameron when asked why on
the faoe of the returns Chamberlain was
defeated and Hayes’ Electors elected, an
swered that while the oommittee had not
been instructed to investigate the State
•lection, he could say that this result was
due to the personal appeals of Hampton
to the oolored people, who being many of
them possessed of property, believed his
promises of retrenchment and lower taxes
and voted for him."
There is little hope for Chamberlain
when even Senator Cameron admits he
was defeated by the votes of oolored men
who feared for their prosperity in event
of his re-election. We opine that the end
of this worthy draws near.
TIIE CONFERENCE.
Reduced to its last analysis all govern
ment is a compromise with destiny.
This is proven fully in the impressions of
the Conference Congressional bill. Tho
extremes of neither party favor it. The
moderate men advocate it for various rea
sons, the chief smong which is that it is
the best thoy cau do to avoid strife. Tho
general foeling among the Democrats is
that thoy must accept this bill, or yield to
Hayes’ inauguration or bo willing to haz
ard to civil war. When Bayard, Thurman,
Gordon, Merriraon and other true, tried
Democrats array themselves on tho side
of a measure, whioh Morton and bis crowd
thoroughly oppose, there can be no hosi*»
tancy on tbo part of tho
Houth. Especially is this the
case whon the Domocrrts of tho House
Committee conour collectively in passage
of the bill. Tho Republican journals say
Hayes is elected without doubt and tho
President of tho Sonato is the solo judge of
what electoral votos he shall open and
count. Tho Democrats claim the oloction
of Tildon os positively, and contend tho
PreaidouI of tho Sonato has no snch pow
er as mentioned and that he is nothing
but a presiding officer to do tho bidding of
the houses which are judges both of tho
fact and the law. Here oomes tho neces
sity for the compromise.
Tho entire ludopondont press of tho
country endorse tho bill and strongly
urge its adoption. The majority of tho
Democratic papers aro on tho same lino.
Tho Republicans condomn it.
Gov. Hendricks approves tho moasuro,
and from the position of his closest frieuds
it is considered that Govornor Tildon does
a/so.
Lieutenant Governor Noyes, a trusted
and personal friend and advisor of Gov.
UuyoH, is counted in tho opposition, lie
is considered as representing the views of
Gov. Hayes, whon ho says ho doesn’t “be
lieve in any plau thnt would take from
tho Prosideut of tho Senate the right
gran tod him by procedont, made in tho
choice of tbo first ten Presidents of tho
Unitod States of counting and deciding
upon tho electoral vote. IIo thought,
however, that if this custom was to be
departod from tho present plan would,
perhaps, bo ns satisfactory as any, and
would, ho firmly believed, oloct Hayes.”
The Chief Justico of tho Suprome Court
is oxoluded from the commission. Tho
two Democratic Justices named in the bill
are Clifford and Field, aud the Republi*
cans Miller and Strong. Below wo give a
list of tho Associate Justices :
Justico Nathan Clifford, of Maine, ap
pointed in 1858.
Justico Noah 11. Swayno, of Ohio, ap
pointed in 1862.
Justioo Sainuol F. Miller, of Iowa, ap-
pointed in 1862.
Jnstioe David Davis, of Illinois, ap
pointed in 1862.
Justice Stephon J. Field, of California,
appointed in 1863.
Justico William Strong, of Pennsylva
nia, appointod iu 1870.
Justice Josoph P. Bradley, of Now
Jersey; appointed in 1870.
Justico Ward Hunt, of New York ; ap
pointod in 1873.
Viewing the situation in evory light the
convention appears fair and equitable,
aud wholly devoid of trickery. Judgo
Black says tho hill is unconstitutional.
Per contra, Senators Bayard, Thurman,
Eumumls aud Conkliug—all distinguished
lawyers—say it is not.
TIIE HKIMAUE Oft' GOV. COLQUITT
It is a strong paper aud a convincing
oue. If our Legislators aro not protend-
iug a sham iu regard to retrenchment and
reform, thoy will heed this message and
put its recommendations into practical
shape. The State dosiros more action
and less talk with reference to economy.
Tho HularioR are low enough. The mom-
born should commouoe on thoir own pay,
which is three times too much. A reduc
tion of their motuhora the Governor
merely hints at, but this is a move whioh
is greatly needed. Our Sonato nml House
are too numorons. lusteud of doing this,
wo noto that ono member has introduced
a hill to make another county. He is a
specimen of the average Georgia Legist a
tor. Tbe Govornor shows how a marked
shrinkage iu tho printing expense could
be produced by letting out the con
tract to tho lowost responsible bidder. The
large sum of $20,000 was spent in “print
ing” in 1876. This independent of the
insertion of various advertismeuts in the
papers. This plan wasadvocatod in those
columns somo days before the olectiou of
State Printer and before wo had an idea
of the parties to be chosen. We trust the
suggestions of tho Governor may event
uate iu something besides mere lip ser
vice.
OKOKUIA HKNATORHIIIP.
Tho Goorgia Legislature in joint session
commenced balloting to-day for United
States Senator, to succeed Senator Nor
wood. Tho total vote consists of 210—44
in the Sonato and 175 in the Houso. It is
predicted by kuowing ones that on
the first ballot Norwood will have
70 votes, Hill 75 and Smith CO, and re
mainder scattering. In tbo course of
ballots it is believed that Smith will gaiu
from the other two. The election may
occupy several days. The fnouds of
each oandidate are confident. Muscogeo's
vote will bo divided between Smith and
Hill. To elect 110 votos ore required.
ATLANTA.
The Public Printer-Wby Should the Work
not bo let out by Contract ?—Our Hen-Ill«
Brilliant Speech won’t inoke Him Senator-
War to tbe Knife between His and Norwood’s
Friends—Ben bus Him on tho Talk—Re
trenchment and Hefoim a Humbug ns Pro
cessing in tho Legldaturo-TUo Truo Plan.
Wells, of Louisiana Returning Board
fame, made a moat unfavorable iinpres
sion of his veraoity before the Congres
sional Committee at Washington. He
did not know how many votes Tildon got,
or how many votes were deducted from
Tilden, or who carried the State on the
face of the returns, aud was all through
as inuocent, ignorant aud bland as the
heathen Chinee. Mr. Field pressed him
very closely, and brought his rascality into
bold relief. The unwilliuguess of these
fellows to produce their papers or disclose
the truth is making upou all the irnpros-
sion that Tilden carried the State.
Wonderful.—H. H. J. admits paying
fare on the Georgia Railroad, besides
sleeping car and porter expenses. Men
tioned it in a letter to tho Telegraph*
Messenger as a praiseworthy aotiou. The
age of miracles hasn't passed.
Atlanta, January 21, 1877.
Tho gentlemen connected with the
Franklin Publishing Company think wo
did thorn injustice in the strictures upon
the mode of securing the contract, be
cause the information upon which thoy
wero based did not correctly represent
tho facts. They assure us thoy did not
combine with any newspapers for that
purpose ; that they made offorts to secure
the contract, and alno had nowspapor
friends to aid them—notably among whom
was Mr. Estill, of the Savannah News,
thoy do not deny. But thoy way that these
gentlomou wore stockholders iu tho com
pany. It was not our intention to do
these gentleman or their company an in
justice ; nor to thrust at them, for wo do
not bolievo that a combination formed
in whioh is abated a part of the profits to
secure tho contraot, is tho had part of the
public printing business. Nor do wo
think it wrong to oven join in with any
uowupaper or job office that design doing
part of the work, assume part of the re
sponsibility and roceivo part of the pay.
The bad portion exists iu a nows
papor thnt does not intend to do
any of tho work, nor tako
any of tho responsibility, nor havo any
thing to do with the matter except to con
trol votes, aud for that charge and recived
a part of tho profits or a specific sum.
We iutended in our lottgr to show tho peo
ple how the contract was reported to havo
been obtained, and wo coufonH that it look
ed like bulldozing to us for a newspaper
to control four or five votes, and place
those votes at the disposal of a man or
men who will pay them (tho newspapers)
the most money.
Wo are glad to know that the Franklin
Printing Company, did not allow them
selvos bulldozed as we were led to bolievo.
We think it wrong for any applicant to be
forced to secure patronage from tho
Stato, by dividing profits with partios who
have no right to them except as lobbyists.
our 1»EN
arrived bore Friday night. A delegation
of friends wont up tho Western and At
lantic Railroad, met him at Adairsville
and escorted him to the city. Last night
ho addressed a tremendous crowd of
legislators and citizeus iu the hall of tho
House. Mr. Hill oxpluined tho past, pres
ent and future, and his explanations wero
greeted with rounds of applauso. His
effort was, no doubt, tho greatest of his
life. lie spoko three hours. The last
hour was ono continued stream of brilliant
oratory. His nudienco followed him as
he pictured himself, his past and his
present, as he pourod out Ins bitterost in
veotives against those who sought his de
struction, and as he would roach ono ot
his pinacles of eloquence the nudionco
were liko crazy men, so loud wero thoy
in their demonstrations of approval
WILL NOT MAKE HIM SENATOR.
Wo don’t think Mr. Hill’s speech will
make him /Senator. Ho hns stirred up tho
“bile” of the Norwood faction. Last
night they wore “rod hot and still a heat
ing." They will not “stand and take it.’
So it is decided that Senator Norwood
shall address the Legislature and others
to-morrow (Monday) night.
BITTERNEHR SUCCEEDS GOOD FEELING.
The good feeliug that has existed bo ■
tween tho aspirants and their frieuds has
“ployed out,”and now it will bo war nm?
war to tho knife; but only as botwoeu tho
Norwoods aud Hills. Ex-Gov. Smith
aud his frieuds are staudiug aloof,
“watching and praying." They do not
try to innko capital by abusing anybody,
and will not allow themselves drawn into
strifes and bickerings, so ill-timed and
out of place.
HAS HIM ON THE TALK.
Wo ouoo heard one of our old citizens
toll of a fight ho was engagod iu. Ho
said : “Well, bofore I knew it he gavo
me a blow and 1 was knocked nbout
twenty feet. Frieuds interfered nnd
kept us separated. Wo then commenced
war of words. Then I had him." Tho
war of words" has commenced between
tho Hills and Norwoods. What chance
hns the Norwoods in auoh a fight ? When
Our Bon" cannot “explain’' ho has “lost
his art.’’
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM
Is the groat cry of our law makers. Espe
cially is this the wail of a member from
Fulton. This Retrenchment and Reform
movement is as arrant a humbug as tho
Cardiff giant or the animated mummy. It
is like refusing your wife a calico dress
and paying ten dollars for a box of cigars.
Those “Retrouchors aud Reformers” want
to give the Govornor $3,001) a year, the
Judges of Supreme Court $3,000, the cir
cuit judges $2,000, aud ro ou. Thoy
don’t Ray a word about cutting their own
pay down to ono dollar por day, which ifl
the full value of tho services of au aver
age legislator. They don’t move towards
dispensing with the army of clerks that
get Roven dollars a day and never work
more than two or three hours out
of the twenty-four. They don’t
let out the publio printing to
the lowest bidder, aud Rave $10,000 to
$15,000 por annum. They don’t stop
wasting thoir time “changing county
lines," “amending sections of tho code,"
and other useloss legislation. The great
Stato of Georgia does uot ueod“retreuoh*‘
iuent«aud reform." She only requires
honesty. Give her that aud she is safe.
She can’t afford, uor does she desiro to bo
niggardly towards her servants. She
wants her best men at the helm of
state. Sho wants her ablest and purest
lawyers for her judiciary. Tho retrench
ment aud reform policy of Mr. Fry, of
Fulton, aud other would-be reformer?,
would soou bankrupt the State financial
ly, politically and morally, for no honost
man would be Governor, as ho could not
live upon the salary an«l uphold the hon
or and dignity of the position. Imbe
ciles would occupy tho seats
of our judges, as what lawyer
of character or ability would take a plaoo
at a salary less thau the average fee iu a
oontested will case. We thiuk the Chief
| havo a salary of $10,000; the Judge* of
j the Supreme Court $6,000 to $8,000 and
I the Circuit Judges $3,500 to $4,000. This
can be dono without burden to the tax
payers. Let our Legislators pay for what
tho State gets, and pay for nothing more.
In other words if oar Legislator* will
manage the affairs of th# State as any
common sense man manage* his own
business, they will find that there will
be no necessitjt for being niggardly in
the salaries of the publio servants, and
the burdons on the people will be con
siderably lessened.
SUGGESTIONS FOB BEAL REFORM.
As one of the people we olaim the priv
ilege of suggesting to onr Representatives
remedies for the evil, and while some of
these “Retrench©!* and Raformers"
may bo honest in their
movement, we think they have not
lookod at tho matter advisedly, end are
being humbugged by a theory and are
humbugging their constituents. The
great evil of our Legislature is its great
number, and when ao many are required
tho majority aro necessarily men not con
versant with the working details of the
government. They are mostly men of
simple habits, who live on a few hundred
dollars a year, and they can’t see why it is
that $3,000 wont support any family.
They know that hundreds of thous
ands of dollars are gathered into the
Treasury every year. They See where
none of it goes to, except the salaries of
officials. Well, this is a very small
amount. If they will look at the expense
of forty days’ legislating, when twenty is
long enough, they will find enongh monoy
gone to pay all thesalariesof State officers.
Count tbe army of clerks getting $7 por
day, when equally competent men ore
willing and anxious to do the work for
$2. Wo are told that men receive the
appointment of clerk and get some
other persons to perform the duties and
divide. There are thousands of ways that
absorb the State’s funds, from Vhich the
Stato receives no returns. If the Senate
and House will elect each aelerk and pay
them $5,000 salary, and require them to
employ their help, the work will be better
dono than now. Many of the elerks here
tofore have been totally incompetent, so
much so that we learn that now all sub-
olerks have to go through a spelling test
beforo allowed to take positions.
Knud.
GEORGIA MEWS.
—Mr. James Stephens, of Brunswick,
is dead.
—Tho pawning business pays well in
Atlanta.
—There are fourteen drug stores in
Atlanta.
—Throe burglars escaped from Bruns
wick jail.
—Macon Library Association has 400
members.
—A West Point lady broke an arm at a
skating rink the other day.
—Tho gold mines near Dalilonega are
about getting under way again.
—Applicants for Georgia clerkships ap
pear to be deficient in grammar.
—Tbe residence of M. C. Wadesworth,
of Griffin, was destroyed by fire on the
18th.
—A professional trapper has appeared
iu Houston county to catch beavers and
otters.
—The masquerade of tho Exoelsior Club
iu Mticon was a success, there being sixty
iu costume.
—Mr. J. L. Dennis, late of tho GenevA
Lamp, has beoome connected with the
Talbutton Standard.
—Tho Catholics have 25 priests in
Georgia, 17 churches, 1 college, and a
number of ncademies.
—Iu tho published list of the alumni,
of the University ot Georgia, there are 11
Cluytons and 13 Cobbs.
—Ilenry Jones, 17 years old, and Miss
Alice Hawk, 13 years old, both of Griffin,
were married on the 18th.
It is rumored that Prof. W. G. Wood-
fiu, of Meroer University, contemplates
resigning his professorship.
—The military of Savannah oelebrated
the 10th—the anniversary of the birth of
Gen. R. E. Lee—in fine style.
—A farmer of Emanuel county made,
with one plow, last year, 320 bushels of
corn and four bales of ootton.
The clerks in the Executive depart
ment have about 1,100 commissions for
justices of the peace to make out.
—Another case of triplets ocourred in
Jefferson oounty the other day. Old Jef
ferRou becomes tbe hairnet county.
—Saturday night before last the barn
and stable of Mayor G. W. Killeu, of Per
ry, was burned. Loss $600. No insur
unco.
—The gin house, mill, engine and ma
ehinory of Col. Robert Wayne, of Laurens
county, wero burned a few nights ago,
No. 00.
—Out of fifteen applicants for clerk'
ships in the house, six were rejeoted, aud
out of twelve iu the Senate eleven were
rejected.
—An Atlanta negro has succeeded in
domesticating partridges, and now has
about sixty young birds hatched out in the
Rpring, nil doing well.
—Lieutenant Joseph Gerrard, of the
Uuited States army, will take charge of
the military Department of tbe North
Georgia Agricultural College.
—Tho committee on the inaugural ball
in Atlanta hnd $120 left over after pay
iug all debts. This amount they tamed
over to the Benevolent Home.
—E. llulbert, one of Bullock’s Georgia
developers, has been elected general Sup
erintendent of the Bedford, Sprigville,
Oweusburg and Bloomfield Rairoad of In
diana.
—January 17th at the residence of the
bride’s grandfather, Gen. Eli Warren,
Perry, Mr. Ed. T. Byiugton, of Maoon
was married to Miss Elia V. Goode, of
that place.
—It is claimed of Mr. B. J. Root, of
Griffiu, thnt in eighteen days after com
meucing tho study of the language, he
cau translate the Greek reader and testa
ment with ease.
—Ferry Saturday week elected the fol
lowing: Mayor: G. W. Killen; Aldermen
Geo. W. Singleton, Geo. V. Markert, A.
B. Schilling, Geo. H. White, W. M. Gor
don, D. W. Holland.
—The Macon Telegraph is informed by
Dr. Flewellen that the Macon ft Brans
wick Railroad is in a better condition now
than ever it was, nnd that all the net earn
ings, for some time past, have been used
in its improvement
—A mulo fell thirty feet into a well
last November, and was taken ont unhurt
A day or two ago it died suddenly, and
tho Echo thinks it was from a broken
heart, and mortification at being unable
to kick tho bottom ont of the well.
confident of his rights and claims a per
fect charter.
—Hon. B. H. Hill spoke three hour* in
Atlanta Saturday night aud his friends are
enthusiastic. He requested reporter* not
report it as he would furnish a copy for
the press. He was severe on the Cincin
nati Enquirer, a reporter of whioh was
>resent. The speech was a defense end
audation of himself.
—Dr. Holmes reoently removed e tumor
from the left side of Mr. B. F. Herrin of
Augusta, the size of an ordinary apple.
The .doctor took a ball of snow, added to
a tablespoonful of table salt, and ap
plied this freezing mixture to the tumor
until tho surfaoe was white. When the
knife was used the tumor was insensible.
—The Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion ask that Friday, February 9th, be set
apart as a day of fasting, and the hour
from three to four o’clock of the Sabbath
following to special prayer for the inter
position of Divine power and direction,
‘ the end that peace and good will, jus
tice and righteonsness may prevail
tbroughont the land.
Mr Fry’s bill in the House to amend
the Constitution of Goorgia proposes some
sweeping changes. The bill makes the
term of office of the Governor two years
instead of four; of Supreme Court Judges
six years instead of twelve; Superior
Coart Judges four instead of eight years;
makes Solicitors General elected by the
people; abolishes tbe office of notaries
jublic and ex-officio justices of the peaoe;
noreases tho number of Supreme Court
Judges from three to five; caeates five
district courts of appeal to be composed
of four or more judges of oontiguous cir*
cuits and one Judge of Supreme Court;
reduces the homestead from $2,000 to
$500 realty, and from $1,000 to $250 per
sonalty; kills all bonds issued or to be is
sued under any pretence, establishes
salaries, etc. As a majority of the Logis
latnre are in favor of a Constitutional
Convention, we presume that these re
forms in the organio law will be left for
that body to pass upon when it assembles.
DEMOCRATIC * HEVOLUTIONM-
THE TRUE SPIRIT.
The Democraoy of Kentuoky held
mass meeting in Louisville Friday at
which nearly every distinguished man in
the State was present. At the ratio of one
for every one hundred voters there were
sixteen hundred delegates, and every
oounty was represented. The speeches
were all of an enthusiastic Tilden charac
ter. They claimed his election and de
manded his inauguration.
Tho resolutions reaffirm devotion to the
Union and Constitution and the right of
State to manage her own ooncerns ; that
Tilden and Hendricks are elected and
must be inaugurated ; that the House has
equal rights with the Senate; that the
President of the Senate has no right to
count the eltctoral vote without the cot)
sent and under the direction of both
houses; denounce military interference;
nnite with the Democracy of Ohio in the
call for a national convention, and
with Indiana in appointing a com
mittee of nine on federal relations;
and that thoy look with apprehension
upon the resort to unusual tribunals for
the settlement of the questions now in
issue; and we believe that the firm exer
cise of its constitutional power* by the
House of Representatives will result in
the proper adjustment of the troubles now
threatening the country.
The following resolution means busi
ness :
Resolved, That an appeal to arms is the
last desperate remedy of a free people in
danger of being onslavod, bat may be
come a necessary remedy in resistance to
destructive usurpations and military dos-
I >otism. We urge upon our Senators and
Ltepresentativos tho exhaustion of all
peaceful moans consistent with honor and
with the Constitution for averting the
perils with which our institutions are
threatened before leaving the people to
the dire alternative of submitting to tyran
ny or fighting for freedom.
The Wisconsin Democrats were in ses
sion on tho same day and passed similar
resolutions.
GREAT REDUCTION
—It is currently reported in Atltnta
that lien Woods, of Mew York, n famous
manager of lotteries, is at the head of the
Ueorgia State Lottery, having iMied it
U sgistrate of ■ State like Georgia should ^ f*» r "8° ten years. He it mid to
THE NEW YORK STORE.
S order to prepare for the Spring Trade, we have marked down onr Entire Stock,
We now offer
DHESS GOODS at Helf Prloe,
500 Pieces HAMBURG TRIMMING at 5 conts and npwsrdn,
10,000 Yards CURTAIN LACE at 20 cents and upwards,
CLOTHS, OASSIMERES and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Rednoed 25
per cent.
KID GLOVES Reduced from 25 to 50 per cent, to close stook,
A NEW LOT OF LADIES’ CITY-MADE SHOES Just Received.
CHEAPEST LINE OF HOSIERY and CORSETS in tho City,
500 Pieoes NEW PRINTS Jnst ltooeived.
rifloe, wear* prepared to offer GREAT BARGAINS in TABLE DAMA8K, NAP-
“PACAS. * ‘ ~
KINS and ALi
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Publish that which is good. Dr. J. H
McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and
Blood Purifier is a life-saving remedy,
imparts vigor, health and strength to
the system, purifies and enriches the
blood. Dr. J. H. McLean, 314 Chestnut,
St. Louis, Mo.
Grant favors the conference bill. His
Cabinet opposes it. Mr. Hewitt believes
its adoption will restore a healthy tone to
business.
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup is a purely Veg
etable Compound, innocent in nature and
wonderful in effect. For children it
invaluable, curing Croup, Whooping
Cough, etc., in a few hours. Price 25
cents per bottle, or five bottles for $1.00.
Stockholders’ Meeting.
Tho Annual meeting of the Stock
holders oi tho Eagle & Phenlx Manu
facturing Company will bo held at the office
the Company, at 12 o’clock M., WEDNES
DAY, February 7th.
Q. GUNBY JORDAN,
jan!4»t<I - Treasurer.
DIVIDEND NOTICE
iKpT 3 * Tho Directors of the COLUMBUS
MANUFACTUK1NG COMPANY
havo this day (January 13th, 1877,) declared
dividend of $3 Vl.ll SHAKE, payable Feb.
1st, 1877, or thereat ter, to shareholders, or their
author 7.ed representatives, whose names
such shall appear upon the books of the Com
pany. R. H. CHILTON,
j anieilt President,
Dividend Notice.
of
this Company, held this day, a Dividend
of seven (7) por oent. was declared on the cap
ital stock of tho Company, payable on demand
LAMBERT SPENCER,
jalU 5t Secretary.
Administrator’s Sale,
T T Corner, in the city oi Columbus, Qa., uu
tho FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY
NEXT, within the legal hours of sale, all tbe
remaining Personal Property of the estate of
the late John A. McNeill, consisting ot a lot
of Shoes, Huts, Syrup, Soap, Candles, Cut
lery, Crockery and Glass Ware, three pair
Counter Scales, one pair Platform Scales, two
Decks, one Show Case, one Wardrobe, Bed
stead, and ono pair Trucks, Measures, Ao,
Also, sovonty-tive shares oi the Capital St- ok
of the Goorgia Homo Insurance Company.
Terms of sale cash.
At the sarno time and place, I will rent the
Store Houso lately ocouplod by tbo said J. A.
McNeill, on Broad stroot, in said olty, until the
first of October next. Ront payable quarterly,
Note with security required.
RORY McNEILL,
ja'23 tu,8K.wAfeb6)
LOST.
82dTl876, payable six months after date, i
by Mrs. Leila M. Ledslnger in favor of
Ann Adams, Miss Pauline Adams, Frances
Adams or bearor
All persons are hereby notified not to trade
for the above mentioned note, as it has been
settled in full.
Ja23 3t FRANCES M. ADAMS,
GORDON & CARGILL
January 23d, 1877.
C3* Having bought out the Entire Stook of Wolfton & Motet at o great toe-
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c. * c.
NEW DEPARTURE!
:o:
)rugs and Medicines for the Million I
At J. W. Brooks’ Old Stand.
DRUGS. MEDICINES. CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDI
CINES. TOILET ARTICLES, FINE BRANDIES and
WHISKIES for Medical Purposes, CARDEN SEEDS,
FISHING TACKLE, PAINTsjOl <-S, BRUSHES,
ither with all other artloles generally kept In a first-class Drug Store, all of whioh are
h and Pure, and will be sold at prices lowor than over beforo. I am determined to main
tain tho well earned reputation of this houso, and olfor my goods at WHOLESALE and RE-
TAIL as cheap as any similar holise In tho South, lilt. J. I.. JORDAN, a competent
and experienced Druggist and Chemist. U with me, in charge of the Prescription Depart
ment, who will be access!tde at all hours by day and night. Jordan’s Celebrated Joyous
Julep, Cough Mixture and Tonic Bitters will bo kept constantly on imnd at Wholssals
and Retail. Also, Brooks'Famous Chill Pills, put up by original teclpe, constantly on
hand. Speolal attention to orders or country Druggists nnd Physicians, to whom extra
Inducements will be offered. Publio patronage rospoctfully solicited.
W. R. KENT,
107 Broad St.
MBf I will be pleased to meet my old flrlendsand patrons In my new quarters.
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J. L. JORDAN.
BOOTS AND SHOE8.
WILIS i CURTIS
ARK SELLING
BOOTS, SHOES
AND
leather
THIS YEAR
FOR CASH,
And, notwithstanding the great advance
in.Leather, can sell
Good Work at Reasonable Prices!
New Advertisement*.
vr vr uu uur urrauu uomuiaauon
Prospectus, representing
DISTINCT BOOKS,
wanted everywhere. The Hlggsat Thine
Ever Tried. Sales mado from this when
all single Books fail. Also, Avent# wanted on
our MAGNIFICENT FAMILY BIBLES.
Superior to all others. With Invaluable Ulna-
trniccl Alda and Snperb Binding*.
Theso Books boat tbe World, Full partlouiars
free. Address JOHN E. POTTER A CO.,
Publishers, Philadelphia.
L
heavy stock
of Plantation Boots,
Brogans and Plow
Shoes. A full line of Fine
Goods in all the popular
Styles, and are constantly re
plenishing our stook with
SUCH GOODS AS THE PEO
PLE WANT.
IS" All Purohatet must be oontider-
ed at for
CASH ON CALL,
unlaaa by ipaolal agreement.
WELL8 A CURTI8,
71 BROAD HTIKEET,
(Sign of tho Big Boot.)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Central Line of Steamboats.
Line will be delivered only
to authorised aqents of the-
Conslgnees, such authorityi
to be a written order to the
Clerk of each Boat, directing him to whom
Freights are to be delivered, and the receipt of
such Agent to.the Clerk for Good#, Cotton, Ao.,
delivered, will be binding upon the Consignee.
49" The Boats will not be responsible for
errors In the delivery of Cotton or Goods ol
any kind after they have been receipted for.
S. J. WHITESIDES,
jaio lm Agent.
Central Line of Boats.
#KK O #77 a week to Agents. Sample*
#03 H * ■ « FREE. P. O. VICKERY.
Augusta, Mo.
WAMTPn Mon to sell to Merchants.
VV nix I LUi #90 a month and traveling
expenses paid. Gem Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo.
$20,000 IN GOLD,
And other Valuable Premiums,
GIVEN TO THOSE WHO
WORK FOR THE TIMES.
HE CINCINNATI WEEKLY
TIMES, published lor 38 years, has a
National character and influence with patrons
in ovory Stato and Territory in the Union, and
of all shades of politic j .
Every patron of (lie Timen is pre
sented, froo of charge, with an Illustrated
Year-book of valuable information, for 1877,
alono worth tho price ol the paper.
A SURE-SHOT, LONG-RANGE REVOLVER,
WITH SEVEN CHAMBERS.
Speciall.
adapted for tho
pookeC; loads
without romovlng
cylinder, which
volves automatically
when the hammer is raided. It Is
made of the best English steel,
nlokel silver-plated, and has a long,
accurate ran go. The retail price of this re
volvor is 45; but tho publishers of tho Weekly
Tim kb, by speolal nrrangemont with the rnaa-
ufacturers, aro enabled to send It, post-paid by
mall, to all who subscribe for tbe wmbklt
Tim ns, at a trifle over the wholesale prloe,
namely, *4, which will pay tor both the Revol
ver and tho Timer. Or, any one who will
make up a club ol i& subscribers for the Times,
at #l .t)0 each, shall receive a Revolver for his
servicos.
A sample copy of the Times, with our Illai-
trated List or Premiums, and other do
will bo sent free on application to
Premiums, and other documents,
se on application to
^ CINCINN ATI TIME# CO.,
03 Went Ililrd HI., Cincinnati. Ohio.
$5S$20-
Portland, Main
FOR SALE AND RENT.
FOR RENT.
T HE Very Desirable Resi
dence occupied by Mrs. L. .
Halman, and situated on up-1
per Troup street, containing!
six rooms.
Apply at the offioe of
nov26 oodtf ELIAS HAIMAN.
E NTIL FURTHER NO-
JE the Central Line of.
Steamboats will run as follows:
STEAMER Bill FOOT, W. A. Fry, Captain,
TUESDAYS, 10 A M, to Bainbrldgs, Oa.
STEAMER G. W. WYLLT, T. U. Moort, Cap't,
THURSDAYS, 10 A m, to Balnbrldgs, Oa.
ST’R JULIA ST. CLAIR* T. J. Whitesides, Cap’t,
SATURDAYS, 10 A K, to Apalaohlcola,Fla.
OS- For further Information ealt on
0. E. H0CHSTRASSER,
jan‘2 tf Agent.
I Robert Randall,
Butler, G*.
TARVER BROTHERS A CO.,
CENERAL JOBBERS
IN
Brick, Plastering and Wood Work.
49" Repairs done In our line at short notloe
and at bottom prices.mh4-oodfcwty
W F. TIGNER. Dentist*
Over Mason’s Deu® Stobb, j
Randolph Street, Columbus, Gs,
Mrs.
ANHOOD
RESTORED.
Victim* of youthful imprudence, who
tnwi ju vain every known remedy,
will learn of a simple prescription KKKK,
for the speedy cure of nervous debility,
_ .premature decay, lost manhood, and all
™ ■ ^■diAordors brought on by excesses. Any
oAv. D ; r «nOTiWarJ.^
ootloodAwly]
FOB BENT.
T HE Desirablo Residence,
No. 2-i‘l south Broad
street, containing eight rooms,
all necessary out-buildings,,
and good well of wator.
The above residence is convenientlylocaU
to the business part of tho city, and In an ex
cellent neighborhood. 7
Apply at
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THIS OFFIOE,
T HE people of Columbus and surrounding
country who may need the serviees of
ft'IKMT-CLAMS I s A INTER#
BHOULD CALL ON
Wilhelm Sc Harrington,
Who are ready at all times to
Paint or Paper Your Houses
IN THE tMOST APPROVED STYLE.
49- Sign and Ornamental Painting a Speci
alty. Everything done on the Cheap Scale.
County work promptly attended to.
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Piano Tuning, Ac.
K. TV. III.AU,
Repairer and Tuner of Pianos, Organ# and
* -* *' • itlng also done.
W Pease fc Nor-
op6,»76
Accordoons
Orders may 1
man’s Book Store.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
JOHN BLACKMAB,
Georgia Home Building, next to Telegraph
Offlco, Columbus, Ga.,
Real Estate, Brokerage and Iniuranee
Agenoy.
LAND WAKUENTS BOUGHT.
.Refer, by permission, to Bank* of this olty.
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